Manchester -
Agence France-Presse has launched a weekly series of reporters' blogs taking readers behind the scenes of the 2016 US election for a look at the events and attitudes shaping the White House race.

Facebook has unveiled plans to reinvent its "Events" feature after realising it is used for public gatherings as often as the private ones it is designed for. The little-used Notes is also being completely revamped to rival platforms like Medium.

Microsoft has announced that it has bought the immensely popular productivity app Wunderlist. The acclaimed app allows users to create synchronised to-do lists with reminders and due dates and then share lists with friends, family and co-workers.

A major vulnerability has been discovered in the WordPress content management system that makes it possible for hackers to gain complete control of the administration area and even the web server that WordPress is running on.

The Royal Blog of Oz, the "Wizard of Oz"/L. Frank Baum blog of Dorothy and Ozma Productions, owned by Jared Davis and others in the Oz community recently reported that the United Kingdom website for Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return has launched.

Blogging has become one of the most important sections of a company's website to push forward distinct individual voice, an identity per say. It is also a resource for readers to educate themselves on what is available out there.

The next adult generation of the American church are the Millennials, ages 18-29. They can be reached online. But, they want answers. These young adults want to know how the Christian faith should react to today's culture:

Sabadell -
On July 4, National Police agents arrested a 40-year-old man in Sabadell, Catalunya for running a blog able to publish ideas likely to cause discrimination, hatred and violence, on racist, anti-Semitic or ideological grounds.

Quito -
Ecuador is facing heavy criticism in the US media for potentially granting political asylum to NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. Ecuador's President Rafael Correa has responded with scalding online remarks.

Brian Brown of the National Organization for Marriage came out a couple of days ago and said "It was the beginning of the end for what was once one of America's most noble organizations." I knew as a Libertarian Republican I was going to again, cringe.

Forget entertainment scandals and political controversies. The hottest debate in one of America's largest newspapers today deals with... credit card processing fees. Sexy? Not for most readers, unless of course, they own a business.

Boston -
Amvona, a former photo accessories retailer, was awarded $100,000 in damages by Photoflex Products Inc. in a settlement agreement. The lawsuit alleged that Photoflex has used unfair and malicious business practices.

Bronnie Ware, a nurse who worked with dying patients, recorded their most common regrets. She published the top five in a blog and subsequently a book. The common theme of the top regrets are relationships and being true to oneself.

Very many politicians all over the world are known for their involvement in corruption, for taking advantage of their positions to become wealthy (or wealthier!) and Brazil’s politicians definitely can’t avoid being associated with this stereotype

Adult Film Star Kayden Kross has spent her career defying stereotypes. A Psych major, horseback rider, and avid blogger of all things interesting she never fails to disappoint. As you get to know her the surprises keep coming.

Machines can learn what memes will go viral, but only humans can aggregate the content effectively to create a truly social Web experience, according to Jonah Peretti, the co-founder of BuzzFeed, a meme-focused aggregator site.

Less than 24 hours after Gawker introduced "The Fox Mole," a column by an employee of Fox News Channel leaking inside information, Fox announced it has figured out it was Associate Producer Joe Muto and says he has been fired.

Living on an island in the Pacific Ocean was a dream but it was the basic reality of a simple life that opened the eyes of "Make" magazine editor Mark Frauenfelder to the importance of learning to live with less stuff.

A blog entitled ‘Gay Girl in Damascus’, which detailed the life of Amina Abdallah Araf al Omar, has been revealed to be a hoax and is actually the work of an American student at a university in Scotland.

Philadelphia -
Natalie Monroe, for now, remains a Pennsylvania English teacher at Central Bucks East High School, claiming her anonymous Internet blog was never meant to be widely read after the forum was discovered by students last week.

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